Gold Adventures

Gold Adventures
GA
United States
randy@goldadventures.biz

GA Gold Trip -- Nov 2009

My son and I camp and prospect together in the Northwest Georgia mountains...and had a blast!

Although Fall is slipping into Winter here in Georgia, I still get out and prospect for gold... That yellow metal doesn't care what season or temperature it is...it's always there, just waiting to be found!

On Saturday & Sunday, November 7th & 8th, I took my son Christian up camping and dredging with me to the Northwest Georgia mountains. The Fall colors were still on the trees, and a lot of dead leaves on the ground keeping our feet dry from the wet ground below. It was super clear both days, with the sun low in the Southern sky, and a low of 40 degrees or so, but warming up to about 68 degrees by early afternoon. The water temperature was, well, a "balmy" 46 degrees...

I took my smaller 2 1/2 inch Proline highbanker/dredge combo unit this trip out, instead of my big floating 4 inch Keene dredge. I wanted to work some shallow water areas in a bench gravel bar right on at the water line. The creek had flooded about 6 or 7 feet above the current level recently, so I hoped for some flow gold behind a brush pile and big tree root. The water was flowing relatively fast, and crystal clear this trip, a rare treat for Georgia streams.

I had Christian take a bunch of short videos this trip, and I posted them on YouTube for all to enjoy and learn from how I dredge and use my Proline 2 1/2 inch highbanker/dredge combo, in the dredge mode. One of the hardest things is to manage all the hose lengths so they don't kink up, and so I can keep the engine/water pump unit flat & level, yet close to the water so the suction inlet gets good water.

Hope you enjoy sharing our "Gold Adventure" weekend!! -- Randy

Here are 10 short videos I posted on YouTube from our weekend adventure. Click on the titles below to be directed to my YouTube page and the video. Enjoy!

1). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- First Day Set Up On Beech Creek

Showing Beech Creek, the beautiful weather, clear water & my dredge equipment. Carried all my dredging equipment to the water from the dirt road and setting up for 2 days of fun -- Sat 7 Nov & Sun 8 Nov 09 -- made 2 holes, found fine gold in every clean up...awesome weather both days!

2). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- First Dredge Hole Progress

Awesome late Fall day -- clear, but cold 46 degree water -- working in a gravel bar behind a brush obstacle -- found some fine gold...nice start for a dredging weekend.

3). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- Making My Dredge Hole Deeper

Making my dredge hole deeper, 1st day fun on Saturday 7 Nov 09 -- a beautiful clear, but cool late Fall day -- with cold 46 degree water...going for high purity GA gold!

4). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- First Clean Up -- Fine Gold!

Looking over my dredging setup and the beautiful Saturday on 7 Nov 09, plus a little color in my first sample clean up...

5). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- First Dredge Hole Progress

Worked my Saturday dredge hole in the gravel bar behind a brush obstacle -- got about 3 feet down and 5 feet around...

6). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- New Dredge Hole

Started a new dredge hole Sunday 8 Nov 09 further up stream behind a big tree root in the bench gravels, along the creek at the water level.

7). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- Going Deeper For Gold

A short video showing my progress dredging & pitching rocks -- nice Sunday with my son, Christian.

8). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- First Sunday Clean Up

My first Sunday 8 Nov 09 clean up panning black sand. I moved to this new spot just up stream on Sunday -- couldn't wait to sample my cons and look for gold -- found some fine gold!

9). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- 2nd Dredge Hole

Last dredge hole I made on Sunday 8 Nov 09 and the progress I made dredging behind a big tree root that grew out into the creek bed -- cold 46 degree water -- nice fine GA flood gold found!

10). Gold Dredging Buchanan, GA -- Final Video Sunday 8 Nov 09

Last video of a 2 great day trip -- quit early afternoon to pack out and get home before dark -- shows my dredge holes and my 2 1/2 inch Proline highbanker/dredge combo -- one BEAUTIFUL late Fall day!

Good luck in all your future prospecting outings and God bless!! -- Randy :)

Here are some pictures I took over the weekend to accompany my story and help share the fun and adventure. Also, I posted a full Trip Report on my web site Forum -- look for my 16th Buchanan, GA Gold Trip...

My 2 1/2 inch Proline dredge combo unit and equipment